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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 25
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 25 by replacing
3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:
4 "Section 5. The Public Utilities Act is amended by
5 adding Section 16-103.5 as follows:
6 (220 ILCS 5/16-103.5 new)
7 Sec.16-103.5. Renewable energy resources standard.
8 (a) In furtherance of subsection (f) of Section 5 of the
9 Illinois Resource Development and Energy Security Act, which
10 provides that "renewable forms of energy should be promoted
11 as an important element of the energy and environmental
12 policies of the State and it is a goal of the State that at
13 least 5% of the State's energy production and use be derived
14 from renewable forms of energy by 2010 and at least 15% from
15 renewable forms of energy by 2020", a renewable energy
16 resources standard is hereby established in Illinois.
17 (b) This Section applies to electric utilities and
18 alternative retail electric suppliers.
19 (c) "Renewable energy resources" has the meaning given
20 that term in subsection (f) of Section 6-3 of the Renewable
21 Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Coal Resources Development Law
22 of 1997.
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1 (d) During 2003 and 2004, an electric utility or
2 alternative retail electric supplier shall take all
3 appropriate actions to meet the standards set forth in this
4 Section, and shall submit one report to the Commission each
5 year by December 31, 2003 and December 31, 2004,
6 respectively, describing each year's actions in detail.
7 (e) Each electric utility or alternative retail electric
8 supplier shall in the years specified supply electricity to
9 Illinois customers generated by renewable energy resources in
10 at least the following minimum percentages of the total
11 electricity supplied by that electric utility or alternative
12 retail electric supplier to customers in Illinois:
13 (1) 2005, 2%;
14 (2) 2007, 3%;
15 (3) 2009, 4%;
16 (4) 2010, 5%;
17 (5) 2012, 7%;
18 (6) 2014, 9%;
19 (7) 2016, 11%;
20 (8) 2018, 13%;
21 (9) 2020 and each year thereafter, 15%.
22 (f) An electric utility or alternative retail electric
23 supplier shall meet the standards in subsection (e) by any
24 combination of:
25 (1) generating electricity in Illinois with
26 renewable energy resources and then supplying that
27 electricity to its Illinois customers; or
28 (2) purchasing electricity generated in Illinois
29 with renewable energy resources and then supplying that
30 electricity to its Illinois customers.
31 (g) Any electric utility or alternative retail electric
32 supplier may choose to arrange with another electric utility
33 or alternative retail electric supplier to supply its
34 Illinois customers with electricity generated in Illinois
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1 with renewable energy resources.
2 (h)(1) By April 1 of each year beginning in 2006, an
3 electric utility or alternative retail electric supplier
4 subject to this Section shall submit a report to the
5 Commission that documents compliance with the provisions of
6 this Section for the preceding year.
7 (2) The report shall include, but need not be
8 limited to, the following information:
9 (A) the total megawatt hours of electricity
10 sold to customers in Illinois;
11 (B) the total megawatt hours of electricity
12 generated in Illinois with each kind of renewable
13 energy resource that is sold to customers in
14 Illinois;
15 (C) the total megawatt hours of electricity
16 acquired from other electric utilities or
17 alternative retail electric suppliers that is
18 generated in Illinois with renewable energy
19 resources; and
20 (D) any other information necessary to
21 demonstrate compliance with this Section.
22 (3) The Commission shall establish additional
23 reporting requirements to ensure implementation of this
24 Section.
25 (4) The Commission shall promptly post every report
26 submitted under this subsection on the Commission's
27 Internet site.
28 (5) The Commission may audit the accuracy of all
29 information submitted under this subsection, and may
30 request and obtain from each electric utility or
31 alternative retail electric supplier any other
32 information necessary to monitor compliance with and
33 enforcement of this Section.
34 (i) An electric utility or alternative retail electric
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1 supplier shall be assessed a penalty of not less than $50 for
2 each megawatt hour of electricity that the electric utility
3 or alternative retail electric supplier does not supply as
4 required under subsection (e).
5 (j) The Commission shall establish penalties for other
6 violations of this Section.
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.".